Your home is charming with or without them as per Beverly’s images. I do like them white as well.

I’d prefer the same shimgled roof kn the porch as on the rest of your home.

I see nothing about your exterior than needs an upgrade aside from tree and hedge pruning.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6506650/shuttering-my-shutters

I’d keep them based on Beverly’s example.

Thank you so much, Beverly will look for Microsoft paint- I am going to explore painting the window a different color, but I do like the shutters white.

I so appreciate your suggestion!

I would not do a metal roof on this house.

I have removed shutters in the past, but they look fine on this house.

Though not colonial, this home’s another example of light siding with white shutters.

I was thinking just metal roof on lower roof. Do you think it will look out of place?

i like the shutters on this home and think a lighter color would keep the interest and dimension but not look so heavy - not sure about a different roof on the lower portion, I’d probably keep the roofing consistent but i lean toward fewer materials/finishes overall so maybe just a me thing

I am not sure about changing the lower roof to metal. Why do you want to change it?

I think your house looks nice wih shutters - most people, who post the same quesion, have houses where the house would look better without shutters. It's nice to see shutters that appear to be functioning + are sized correctly.

I don't think a metal roof just on the lower part works on your house. That roof spans almost the whole width of the house. I've seen it work if there is a smaller portico and the metal is on the portico only, or on a first floor bay window only (had this on our previous house). On your house it should be all or nothing.

Thank you! That is what I’ve seen for the most part, I’ve just been experimenting with idea since it is such an investment

As for shutters I think the four top windows with so many shutters like those is crowded.

Meant to write, the row of window on the top always appeared crowded to me. I wanted to see what my home would look like without shutter. The white shutters is a good alternative.

I kind of like the look of the lighter colored shutters and I agree no metal roof on that house .

No to a metal roof.

If you aren't painting the body of the house, which appears to be white......something much softer than the deep green for shutters would be lovely. Perhaps the palest warm GRAY, but white on white doesn't do much, and if leaving the white house as is? Remove them!

Pick your roof first if in need of replacement, and no the "metal": )

Thanks Jan. I’ve been looking at light shades of gray. We don’t need a house paint quite yet.

FWIW, when the time comes SW Repose Gray can look great with white trim. It’s a light, warm gray.